2nd time - More experience

Yesterday I finished my second Half-Ironman Distance triathlon this one in S. Jacinto, Aveiro.

The place is beautiful and it has all the conditions to continue for another couple of years with this race.

All I can say about the race is that it was my 2nd time and I learned with my errors in Lisboa Half-IM.

The swim was a lot better and I can say the Helix 2010 is just perfect! No chafing, neutral balance and it's so easy to take it.
The 92km bike ride was the worst part. And this is the part to look at. I have to improve so much my cycling power and of course I have to be patient because that doesnt come in a week or in a month. The strong wind in the bike part worsened things up.

I can say that after that 7 lap bike course I was feeling a little pain in my legs so I didnt know how I would feel on the run.

But I felt good. I was not thinking about any results. My goal was just to finish well and doing what makes me happy on the run, making some victims =D (after finishing the organization called me to receive a medall for my 2nd place on my age-group (20-23) out of 6.)

After all I was happy with the race. Today I have a pain in my gluteus that dont leave me!

Aveiro

Here I go for my 2nd Half-Ironman!

Today trip to Aveiro and tomorrow the race starts at S.Jacinto - a small village near Aveiro.

Finally tomorrow I'll test my new Helix in a race!

Guitar Heroes

One Word =D

Uni Exams are in one week!

TT Review and Week ahead

The TT had a story behind it:

After warming-up a bit and doing like a 3 minute max speed, I was ready to do the test.

So, ready, set, go...6 minutes and a puncture! Then I had to do an extra workout to change the inner tube. Only after that I was able to...warm-up again and do the TT - 23km, 42min, 155bpm, 178av.watts.

It was good to test myself and to know what pace I can handle in races (and that was not the one I was racing). With patience and consistency I have to increase my power and speed.

For this week, I will continue with the some intensity but less volume beacause Aveiro Half-Ironman (my 2nd one!) will be next sunday.

Test

Tomorrow I'll have a TT (time-trial) organized by my coach. It'll test my speed, power and cadence at the moment, a good test to my next triathlon - Aveiro in one week.

I'm feeling good so let's see tomorrow how it works in the 21km TT.

What's for dinner

I really enjoy to watch the inside of professional cycling teams.

This video is from last year Tour de France. But now that 2 big races in the world of cycling are happening - The Giro D'Italia and the Tour of California - you can see what cyclists eat after finishing each stage.

You can learn many things with Dr. Allen Lim. He worked last year with Team Garmin now he changed and he is the physiologist of Team RadioShack (Lance Armstrong' team).